Make It

MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low after each just until blended; pour over crust.

step 3

BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve. Top with pie filling.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size Wise

Sweets can add enjoyment to a balanced diet, but remember to keep an eye on portions.

How to Bake in Springform Pan

Heat oven to 325ºF if using 9-inch springform pan (or to 300ºF if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Prepare batter as directed; pour into pan. Bake 1 hour 10 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.

Variation

Prepare as directed, omitting the 3 Tbsp. sugar used to prepare the crust and substituting 20 finely crushed OREO Cookies for the graham crumbs.

I made this last night for today. It is delicious AND creamy (considering I mixed all the filling ingredients at the same time, by accident). I was afraid it would come out lumpy but it didn't. Per earlier posts, I did add between 1/3 and 1/2 cup extra sugar to filling and baked in a water bath. It took about 30 minutes longer to bake than stated. Maybe because I baked it in a water bath, not sure? I cooled completely then refrigerated overnight. NOT one crack when I took it out of the refrigerator this morning! :)

NormaJB57

posted:

9/25/2013

my friend asked me to make her a cheesecake,although I cook I've never made a cheesecake.We bought 2 large graham cracker crusts and used this recipe.Turned out Fabulous!I added a couple of tbls.of fresh lemon juice on my 2nd try.Delish.I am now the cheesecake wizard of the family!

MarBur95

posted:

3/31/2013

I made this for our holiday get together and it was a big hit. Everyone loved it. I made it in a 10 inch springform pan. I just added a little more graham crackers and butter mixture. The only thing I did different is I added another teaspoon of vanilla. Definitely will make again.

crasheroonie88

posted:

3/20/2013

Not good at all. Has no flavor, soggy crust. Needs more sugar. I would not recommend.

crsanchezfromguam

posted:

2/27/2013

First and Only NewYork cheesecake recipe I use. Been making it for ten years now and it NEVER disappoints. The richness..creaminess...denseness...I'm making one right now! 2/28 @1238 Guam time.

penguina89

posted:

2/4/2013

One word, AMAZING!

LAC27

posted:

1/26/2013

This was sooooo good! I've never made a cheesecake before and the recipe was simple and easy to follow. I did take the advice of others and used the water bath while baking it. Everyone at my party LOVED it!!! They've already requested that I make this again! I served mine plain while a choice of toppings on the side. Yummy!!!

Tsiskaylee

posted:

12/31/2012

I love this recipe! My family loved it! I like a thicker crust so I used more than 6 graham crackers. Also the photo in this recipe is nothing like the outcome of the cheese cake. In the photo the cheese cake is thin, but when I made it it was super thick. I suggest using 4 cream cheese instead of 5 if you don't want too much cheese in your cake. Otherwise it's not too sweet and not too plain! Also I topped it off with fresh sliced strawberries mixed with a little bit of strawberry glaze. Yum!

BillR

posted:

12/27/2012

I've had to make this several times, recently tried substituting the Oreo cookies for the crust. everyone agreed, it was a bit too rich.
Will continue to make it with "Extra" graham crackers for a thicker crust.

haru-chan46

posted:

12/23/2012

I made this for my family. And they just loved it, its simple to make and and very worth making.